The way your organisation or project interacts with external stakeholders can have a significant impact on your reputation, project outcomes and bottom line. We can help you manage your relationships with key stakeholders such as regulators, interest groups and customers.

Communities now expect to have a greater say in activities or decisions that have the potential to impact on their local area. Meaningful engagement and good community relations  are now a vital part of most large projects. In many situations, it is a mandatory requirement for doing business.

The media plays a vital role in shaping public opinion and influencing key decision makers in both the government and corporate sectors. When dealing with the media it is critical to deliver a clear message and manage media inquiries in a timely manner.

A major incident or crisis can significantly impact on your organisations reputation or project activities. It is important to plan for a crisis before it happens by proactively identifying and managing operational and community risks that have the potential to become a crisis.

Writing a winning tender can be difficult and demanding. To be successful it important to understand the requirements of a tender and clearly communicate your organisation’s capabilities and approach to delivering the work.

Meaningful consultation with key stakeholders and impacted communities can help avoid costly delays or damage to an organistion’s reputation. It also provides an opportunity to develop mutually beneficial relationships.

LOUISE PILKINGTON